GreenMountain-
the newer sparknotes. These are study guides for books. (Especially usefull for old literature where the plot is confusing. I would like to volunteer to start a "wikinotes," which summarizes the the contents of classic literature that users are likely to read in school. I think this would not be a part of wikibooks though, as it is entirely different.
Why should such summaries not be included with the relevant Wikipedia article? We have many articles about individual books or movies which go into quite a lot of detail. Presently I see no need for a spin-off.
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Erik
GreenMountain wrote:
I am sure that most of you have have heard of cliffnotes or the newer sparknotes. These are study guides for books. (Especially usefull for old literature where the plot is confusing. I would like to volunteer to start a "wikinotes," which summarizes the the contents of classic literature that users are likely to read in school. I think this would not be a part of wikibooks though, as it is entirely different.
I like it, but how is that so different from wikibooks? Start a page "Wikinotes:Hamlet" there. Or "Wikinotes:Shakespeare", if they're really brief summaries :-)
Magnus
Magnus Manske wrote:
GreenMountain wrote:
I am sure that most of you have have heard of cliffnotes or the newer sparknotes. These are study guides for books. (Especially usefull for old literature where the plot is confusing. I would like to volunteer to start a "wikinotes," which summarizes the the contents of classic literature that users are likely to read in school. I think this would not be a part of wikibooks though, as it is entirely different.
I like it, but how is that so different from wikibooks? Start a page "Wikinotes:Hamlet" there. Or "Wikinotes:Shakespeare", if they're really brief summaries
Wikibooks is still very young. We should make sure that we fully grasp its potential before spinning off another project. In some of these cases a simple Wikipedia article may be adequate.
Ec
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